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Speaking foreign languages opens up new professional and personal opportunities. Whether you’re working at a small business or a large international corporation, foreign language skills are valued by employers and enhance your career prospects. HSRM offers a wide range of language courses—either as a supplementary program or as part of your studies.
Our Language Programs for Students
Everything at a Glance
Language Programs at HSRM
Hochschule RheinMain – University of Applied Sciences and Arts views the teaching of foreign language skills as a central mission in order to optimally prepare students from all subject areas for the professional world. Through approximately 60 courses, we specifically prepare students for internships and semesters abroad. For this reason, at least one foreign language (usually English) is required for many degree programs at all campuses. We also offer an additional program for students to enroll in on a voluntary basis. Please note that not every language is offered every semester.
Language Courses:
- English
- Spanish
- Arabic
- Chinese
- German Sign Language
- French
- Italian
- Japanese
- Korean
- Russian
- Thai
Turkish
Other Language Offerings:
German in Studies: Academic and Technical Language: The Language Hub offers various support and bridge courses as well as workshops for the German language. Through these courses and individual writing consultations, international students and German students—with or without an immigrant background—have the opportunity to expand their knowledge of German academic and technical language and receive support in writing academic texts.
- Essential English: Are you having trouble with English? In most bachelor’s degree programs at HSRM, at least one semester of academic English is required. During the semester break, the Language Hub offers a 4-week intensive course designed to provide targeted help to students struggling with English.
registration:
Registration for the intensive language courses during the semester break begins on January 22, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. via Stud.IP. Registration for the language courses for the summer semester 2026 begins in April 2026. For more information on registration, please visit our registration information page.
Language Certificates and Language Proficiency Levels—Everything You Need to Know
The course catalog at the Language Center of Hochschule RheinMain – University of Applied Sciences and Arts is based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Most of the additional language courses include the corresponding proficiency level in their names.
Language Certificates:
The Language Hub at Hochschule RheinMain – University of Applied Sciences and Arts issues language certificates for various purposes to both current students and applicants for HSRM degree programs. Please select the category that applies to you below:
Language Certificates for Students: Study Abroad
Language Certificates for Applicants for a Bachelor’s Degree
Language Certificates for Applicants for a Master’s Degree
Online Placement Test:
To independently assess your proficiency in a foreign language, you can also use various free online placement tests (see the links below). Please note, however, that the results of these tests are for informational purposes only and do NOT receive recognition as official language proficiency proof at Hochschule RheinMain – University of Applied Sciences and Arts!
Cornelsen Placement Test (for German, English, French, and Spanish—approx. 30–45 min depending on test level; highest test level: B1)
Cambridge Placement Test (for general English and business English; approx. 10–15 min depending on language level; highest test level for general English: C2; highest test level for business English: C1)
Dialang Placement Test (for most common European languages, organized by skill; takes a little longer)
Spotlight + telc Placement Test (for German, English, French, Italian, and Spanish—approx. 15 min. After completing this test, an automatically generated email containing a confirmation link will be sent to the email address you provided to transmit your test results. Please also check your spam folder to ensure you’ve received the email.)
German Courses to Prepare for Higher Education, Including Exam Preparation for the Digital TestDaF
Our university preparation program offers two entry options—depending on your existing German language skills:
Prospective students can either apply for the B2 program (two semesters of university preparation) or directly for the C1 program (one semester of university preparation). The programs are specifically designed to prepare you for studies in Germany—with a special focus on language and academic requirements.
Do you have a secondary school leaving certificate that qualifies you for studies in Germany, but your German language skills aren’t quite up to par yet? No problem! Prepare@HSRM supports you with a preparatory program—with a specialization in language preparation.
Would you like to study Engineering in Germany, but your foreign secondary school leaving certificate isn’t sufficient yet? No problem! PreStudyING@HSRM is the ideal stepping stone to engineering studies at Hochschule RheinMain – University of Applied Sciences and Arts. In one to two semesters, you’ll be prepared for your engineering studies both academically and linguistically.
Questions about the content and structure of the C1 course and the administration of the digital TestDaF at Hochschule RheinMain – University of Applied Sciences and Arts: Ms. Cornelia Braun at the Language Hub:
AKS e.V. – UNIcert®
UNIcert® is a quality seal initiated in 1992 by the Arbeitskreis der Sprachenzentren e.V. (aks) in 1992, dedicated to promoting and ensuring excellence in foreign language instruction, examination, and certification, specifically for prospective university students (see: www.unicert-online.org). University language programs, such as the Language Center at Hochschule RheinMain – University of Applied Sciences and Arts, can become members of the UNIcert® network by undergoing an accreditation process. This accreditation is renewed at regular intervals of two to three years to ensure the consistently high quality of UNIcert® training and examinations.
Since April 2022, the Language Center at Hochschule RheinMain – University of Applied Sciences and Arts has been officially UNIcert®-accredited. As part of the “Advance Your English” course series in the Language Center’s supplementary program and the “Technical English” course in the Bachelor’s program in Real Estate Management, students can take foreign language exams at the B2 level in English. Successful participants receive the UNIcert® II certificate, which officially certifies their language skills at this level.
Benefits for students:
- free, practice-oriented courses
- Free foreign language exam
- a UNIcert® certificate that provides a detailed account of the tested foreign language skills
- A certificate recognized throughout Germany and internationally—ideal for internship, master’s degree, and job applications
UNIcert®-accredited courses are governed by their own training and examination regulations. The UNIcert® Examination Board consists of Louise Klein, Heather Watson, and Anna-Janina Wittan.
